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Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar led off the Opposition’s response to the 2017-2018 Budget debate in the House of Representatives yesterday. . Using the theme “A return to the Oppressive PNM status quo of bankruptcy, betrayal, bias, blame, brutality and blatant...

The unimaginative Budget statement with specific regards to the Agricultural sector can be considered at best as having been plagiarized incorrectly from previous budget statements and will be doomed for imminent and total failure.  The Budget statement of the obvious only serves...

Statements by Colm Imbert regarding the fiscal incentives of 2014 are totally wrong and misleading. These statements and their tone also serve to erode investor confidence in T&T’s energy sector. The facts of the matter remain that these incentives (accelerated capital...

It is with deep sorrow that I learned of the passing of beloved philanthropist, educator and former Parliamentarian Mr. Clive Pantin. Mr. Pantin dedicated many years of his life to service to our fellow countrymen and women, and was always ready and willing to assist others. He...

Leader of the Opposition Kamla Persad-Bissessar, SC, MP, today sought to raise a matter concerning the privileges of the House involving the Prime Minister and Member of Parliament for Diego Martin West, Dr. Keith Rowley. At the opening of the 3rd Session of the 11th Parliament...

The United National Congress calls upon Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley to revoke the senatorial appointment of Dr Lester Henry with immediate effect in light of the alarming finding that he suppressed evidence from the High Court in the defamation case brought by former Central...

I am pleased to announce that today I was victorious in my defamation case against PNM Government Senator, Dr. Lester Henry. Justice Devindra Rampersad presiding in the High Court granted judgment in my favour and ordered Dr. Henry to pay aggravated damages in the sum of Five...

It is a complete shame and disgrace to hear Minister Deyalsingh say while the Ministry had started the process for staffing the Point Fortin and Arima Hospitals, government was yet to make a decision on how the Children’s Hospital in Couva will be integrated into the public...

Today, we celebrate the 41st anniversary of the significant move forward in our country’s self-determination – the attainment of Republican status. The determination of our people to create our own rules for governance was realized when we adopted a Republican Constitution,...

By Kevin Ramnarine The budget is October 2nd, 2017. Brace for Impact. The Minister of Planning has already signaled that this will be a hard budget. How much more can the population take? Well at least they haven’t rioted as yet. The private sector is buckling under the weight of...